cei
See also: CEI and cèi
Lolopo
Etymology
From Proto-Loloish *can¹ (Bradley). Cognate with Sichuan Yi ꍯ (che), Burmese ဆန် (hcan).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [tsʰe³³]
Noun
cei
- (Yao'an) rice plant, paddy
Mandarin
Romanization
cei
- Nonstandard spelling of cèi.
Usage notes
- English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃej/
- Rhymes: -ej
Determiner
cei
- masculine plural of cel (nominative and accusative)
Venetian
Adjective
cei m pl
- masculine plural of ceo
Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kei̯/
- Rhymes: -ei̯
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Middle English key keye (cognate with Breton kae, Cornish kay). Doublet of cae.
Noun
cei m (plural ceiau)
- quay
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cei”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
Etymology 2
Inflected form of cael (“to have”).
Alternative forms
- caiff (imperative; literary)
- cymer (imperative; colloquial)
Verb
cei
- inflection of cael:
- second-person singular present indicative/future
- second-person singular imperative colloquial
Mutation
Welsh mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
cei | gei | nghei | chei |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |